Framtiden är redan här. En studie om svenska fackförbunds motiv till engagemang i den sektoriella sociala dialogen på EU-nivå.

Abstract

Swedish trade unions are engaged in several activities at the European level. One of these is the sectoral social dialogue, an institutionalized part of the European Union. This bachelorthesis examines the motives for Swedish trade unions in three different sectors to engage themselves in the European social dialogue. The three sectors are chosen because of their differences according to their exposure to competition caused by ongoing globalization and europeanization processes. By interviewing central informants in trade unions which are active in the three dialogues this thesis seeks to learn more about the motives stated by the trade unions. This thesis also seeks to reveal the differences and similarities in motives between the trade unions in the three sectors. The main result is that Swedish trade unions engage themselves in the dialogue as a result of ongoing, but also presumed future, European integration. The result also shows both similarities and differences regarding to stated motivesbetween the sectors, almost all of these similarities and differences relates to competitionexposure.